Originally posted by daimoni:
With an electric vehicle you don't have to wait for the engine to warm up. You want heat? Turn on the heater. Bam! You're warm. My wife loved that. And if you leave the headlamps on... it'll take a good day or so before you deplete the charge. And there's also the benefit of regenerative breaking. Often I'd arrive at my destination with more energy than when I started. Now, put that in your pipe and smoke it.
Ever wonder why houses aren't heated via electricity, kinda like a toaster? Know why? Because producing heat with electricity is HORRIBLY inefficient. It would cost a ****load. So you aren't seeing my point. The range on the Ev1 leaves something to be desired in optimal conditions. Tack on heating (uses LOTs of energy), headlights (even more) and a stereo (more still) and your range is SEVERLY shortened. And more energy than when you started? Maybe if you are always traveling downhill, but somehow I doubt it.
Regarding how fast they go... did they test the car going up a steep incline? I bet they didn't. With only one gear (on/off)... say hello to low-end torque, baby. I'd beat most cars at the light (well, at least for a few secs). But it's a moot point, because hey, electric cars weren't designed for the 'problem space' of racing.
The point is they aren't as fast as a comparable internal combustion engined car.
- Ca$h
With an electric vehicle you don't have to wait for the engine to warm up. You want heat? Turn on the heater. Bam! You're warm. My wife loved that. And if you leave the headlamps on... it'll take a good day or so before you deplete the charge. And there's also the benefit of regenerative breaking. Often I'd arrive at my destination with more energy than when I started. Now, put that in your pipe and smoke it.
Ever wonder why houses aren't heated via electricity, kinda like a toaster? Know why? Because producing heat with electricity is HORRIBLY inefficient. It would cost a ****load. So you aren't seeing my point. The range on the Ev1 leaves something to be desired in optimal conditions. Tack on heating (uses LOTs of energy), headlights (even more) and a stereo (more still) and your range is SEVERLY shortened. And more energy than when you started? Maybe if you are always traveling downhill, but somehow I doubt it.
Regarding how fast they go... did they test the car going up a steep incline? I bet they didn't. With only one gear (on/off)... say hello to low-end torque, baby. I'd beat most cars at the light (well, at least for a few secs). But it's a moot point, because hey, electric cars weren't designed for the 'problem space' of racing.
The point is they aren't as fast as a comparable internal combustion engined car.
- Ca$h